Windows server 2012 guide

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Windows Server 2012

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Abstract ....................................................................................... 6 Introduction ............................................................................... 7 Cloud Optimize Your IT with Windows Server 2012 ....... 9 Preview for Windows Server 2012 .................................... 13 Active Directory...................................................................... 16 Automation and Management .......................................... 20 BranchCache........................................................................... 28 Cluster-Aware Updating ...................................................... 32 Data Deduplication ............................................................... 34 Datacenter Diskless Boot ..................................................... 36 Dynamic Access Control ...................................................... 38 Encrypted Hard Drive ........................................................... 46 Failover Clustering ................................................................. 47 High Availability for DHCP Server Service ....................... 59 High-Performance, Highly Available File Share Storage for Server Applications ......................................................... 63 Hyper-V Automation Support............................................ 68

Hyper-V Dynamic Memory ................................................. 71 Hyper-V Network Virtualization......................................... 73 Hyper-V Offloaded Data Transfer ..................................... 79 Hyper-V Replica ..................................................................... 80 Hyper-V Resource Metering ............................................... 81 Hyper-V Support for Large Sector Disks ......................... 83 Hyper-V Virtual Fibre Channel ........................................... 85